Napoleon Reef, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 33°23′30″S 149°44′50″E / 33.39167°S 149.74722°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 877 m (2,877 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 130 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2795 | ||||||||||||
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Napoleon Reef is a locality in the Bathurst Region, New South Wales, Australia.
Gold mining commenced at Napoleon Reef in late 1863. In early 1865, black sand, that had been ignored as rubbish, was found to contain quantities of both gold and silver.